The Oxford Companion to the English Language

5 best books like The Oxford Companion to the English Language (Tom McArthur): Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's International Thesaurus, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Author	Merriam-Webster
ISBN	0877798087

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Book With Jacket contains 225,000 clear and precise definitions along with 10,000 new words as well as more than 40,000 example sentences to better clarify meaning plus illustrate idiomatic use. 11th Edition hardcover book features a geographical section...

Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

Author	Kathleen Kuiper
ISBN	0877790426

To say that I've "read" it is a bit misleading since it's an encyclopedia, but I've had this reference book for many years and it's well-worn with affection. I love literature, but I also have a goofy passion for encyclopedic books.

This literary encyclopedia is kind of old, published in 1995,...

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

Author	American Heritage
ISBN	0395448956

There are over 350,000 entries and meanings - more than 16,000 of them new - in a single A-Z vocabulary illustrated by over 34,000 written examples and by nearly 4,000 photographs and drawings in "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition." More than 500 usage notes and...

Roget's International Thesaurus

Author	Peter Mark Roget
ISBN	0062700146

Roget's International Thesaurus®, fifth edition, is the original -- now completely expanded, reorganized, revised and updated -- the definitive thesaurus for the 21st century.

While retaining Dr. Peter Mark Roget's fundamental and brilliant category concept which groups all synonyms,...

A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

Author	Henry Watson Fowler
ISBN	0192813897

the first edition of this was published in 1926. written by a genius named Henry Fowler, it is a legendary masterpiece of wit, erudition, and inscrutable insight into how to write well. it has everything - commonly confused pairs, spellings, plurals, and ultranittygritty grammar (EIGHT PAGES on the...